A new and correct map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the last treaty of peace, concluded at Paris, 10th Feby. 1763 ; wherein are particularly distinguished, the several provinces and colonies, which compose the British Empire
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Item Information
- Title:
- A new and correct map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the last treaty of peace, concluded at Paris, 10th Feby. 1763 ; wherein are particularly distinguished, the several provinces and colonies, which compose the British Empire
- Creator:
- Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
- Contributor:
- Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
- Name on Item:
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laid down according to the latest surveys, and corrected from the original materials, of Goverr. Pownall, Membr. of Parliamt.
- Date:
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1777
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
- New York Public Library
- Collection (local):
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Maps of North America
- Subjects:
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North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800
Great Britain--Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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North America (area)
West Indies
- Extent:
- 1 map on 4 sheets : hand col. ; 99 x 114 cm., sheets 57 x 62 cm. or smaller.
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
- Publisher:
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London :
Printed for Robert Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street ...
- Scale:
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Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000]
- Language:
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English
- Catalog Record:
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https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0eb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
- Notes:
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Relief shown pictorially.
"In the Act Directs."
Prime meridian: London and Ferro.
Includes decorative cartouche, historical notes, and articles 4-7, 9, 17, 18, and 20 of the "definitive treaty."
Insets: A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay -- The passage by land to California.